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S. GROBL.

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y APPLICATION FILED Dno,9,19o7.

f 899,448; Patented sepnzz, 190s.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT OEEIOE.

SIMON GEOBI., OE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. g

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. 22, 190s.

Application filed December 9, 1907. Serial No. 405,640.

To all whom it may concern: i

Be it known that I, SIMON Gnou, a citizen l of the United States of America, 'and a resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toys, ofv which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to toys of .the air gun or spring gun type, and has as its object evlceof simple mechanvfor the propulsion ofthe missile.

' from the op osite direction; Fig.. 4 shows sec-tion and e evation on the line A A of Fi 1 In the drawings Figure 1 shows longitudinal section of the s ring gun ofmyinvention; Fig. 2 shows e evation of the adjacent end of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 shows elevation looking in the same direction as'the elevatlon of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 shows an alternative construction. l

The frame of the spring un comprises a barrel 1 and a .handle 1 WII make of a single piece of metalasshown in Figs. 1-2-3-4, but it may bemade of two pieces as shown in Fig. 5 if so desired. The Jarrel 1v is substantially cylindrical and serves as a uide for 'I the missile carrier 2 which norma ly rests at the front end of the barrel as shown in Fig. '1. A breech block V3 closes the alternative end of the barrel and the spiral compression spring 4 presses the missile carrier away from the breech block. An operating bar 5 is pivotally attached to the 'carrier and passes through the breech block 3, terminating in the shouldered handle 5 which byv yits shoulders is adapted tol engage the breech block 3, the leather washer 11 beingplaced between the arts as shown to reduce the noise and to re uce the shock of im act. By the en agement ofthe shouldere handle 5 with t ebreech block 3, the forward movement ofthe carrier 2 is limited. Upon the edge ofthe operating arm 5 are a series of teeth 6 6, etc. and the rearward edgeof the breech block 3 is cut at 3 to form ich` I prefer to4 a fixed tooth over Which ,the teeth 6 6 etc. Y

pass as the carrier 2 is drawn back by means of the operating bar 5 and handle 5. Whenl thedesiredtension is reached the operating `bar 5 is swung upon its pivot 2 thatfthe fixed tooth 3 may be en a ed by the then nearest 'tooth 6 6 etc., an t e carrier 2 thus 'is held retracted until the parts are disengaged. y a

provide a trigger 7 pivoted at 7 1n the handle. Qy referenceto Fig. .4 it` will be seen that cross section of the operating bar 5 is of such shape as to4 providey a continuous rib, free from teeth, for the engaging 4ends of the'handle of the trigger 7. In the drawing the trigger 7 is; bifurcated and extendsun prongs 7 7, to vengage the continuous'rlbs or sliding surfaces of the operating 'bar .5.

This trigger is such` in constructionthat when pulled in the direction usuall 1n fire arms it operates to lift the operating`.bar. 5,

awayfrom the fiXed tooth 3 while the .car-

rier is propelled to its normal extended fp'osition under the power of the s ring 4.

In assembling the-o erating ar 5 ispassed through lthebreechb ook 3 and'throughfthe 'i spring 4 and then is attached to the carrier the .barrel .from the rear,' and the breech block is rigidly lixed by a rivet, .screw or drive pin, as 8. The trigger 7 then" is ini.

,2, The lparts thus assembledy are passed .iny

ing 2 and a leather washer 9, the washer 9 beying wrapped around the casting 2 and bound by threads 10. The washer 9 has its forward O'r free edge thickened by crimping or by yother process of manufacture, such as thek use of a thick piece of leather out down to' thinner section at points other than the forward edge. forward edge is to retain a missile in the carrier' when the carrier is wholly within the barrel of the spring gun. The carrier is designed` to carry a mlssile larger than the opening afforded Within the thickened edges of the `washer'9 and not larger than the clearance of the thinner portions of the washer 9. The washer 9 is slotted. longitudinally, several slots'being made as shown at'9 of Fig. 3.

A missile is inserted in thelcarrier by forcing it past the thickenededges of the washer 9 while those edges project beyond the barrel 1 as shown in Fig. 1. `With the carrier in The objectl of the thickened this position the severalleaves of the washer 9 yield' readily to pressure and permit the missile to pass into its seaton the casting 2. When the carrier is'drawn into the barrel bythe operating bar 5, it is impossible for the missile tovbe' removed from the carrier becauseo thethickened edge of the washer 9.

en the carrier is released and travels forward to its furthest extension, the impetus of the missile propels it beyond the carrier,

. the forward edges'of 'the leaves of washer 9 Yio being then free to 'yield to permit the missile toass beyond the outside of the barrel l..

t is desirablev that the moving parts of the spring gunof my invention be as light as osslble, but within certain limitations t ere exists a considerable latitude of choice. The LcarrierZ l have shown solid and may becast v.solid in aluminum ormay be turned of wood,

although it is possible also to press or spin it from sheet metal and obtain a light yet suili-` ciently rigid construction. The operating bar 5 may be of aluminum to secure minimum weight and the teeth 6 6 etc. may be integral with the aluminum bar or may be of steel7 inserted in the bar.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. ln a spring gun, a gun barrel; a missile carrler comprlsmg a frame and a mlssile re missile retaining washer on said missile carrier and projecting ini front of said carrier and lying Within the barrel of the gun when the carrier is retracted preparatory to discharge of the missile, the forwardly project- `ing lipof said washer being thickened, said washer being longitudinally slotted in itsforward position andv pro'ecti'ng itsy forward portion beyond the en oi the gun barrel when the carrier is in its extreme forward extension, the thickened'edge of said -washer being conned by the gun barrel when the carrier is wholly within the barrel, and said thickened edge being adapted to retain the missile when so confined, substantially as described.

essere 3. In a spring gun, a missile carrier having a missile retaining edge in advance of the missile, said edge being elastic and movable out ofthe way of the missile when projecting beyond the barrel ofthe gun and said missile retaining edge lying within the gun barrel and being restrained by the gun barrel to retain the missile when the carrier is drawn wholly into the barrel, substantially as described. l

4. In a spring gun, a missile carrier having a missile retaining edge in advance of the missile, said edge being elastic and longitudinally slotted and movable out of the way of the missile when projecting beyond the barrel of the gun and said missile retaining edge lying within the gun barrel and being restrained by the gun barrel to retain the-missile when the carrier is drawn wholly into the barrel, substantially as described.

5. ln a spring gun, a missile carrier having a forward edge projecting beyond the missile, said forward edge being restrained by the gun barrel when the missile carrier is wholly Within the gun barrel and presenting a clearance smaller than the missile, substantially as described.

6. ln a spring gun, a spring-pressed missile carrier; a toothed operating bar adapted to restrain said 'carrier under tension of its spring; a xed detent with which the teeth of said operating bar may engage; a trigger engaging said operating bar and adapted to disengage said bar from said detent; a smooth track on said operating bar for sliding contact with said trigger, whereby said bar may move when disengaged from said detent, said smooth track and the teeth of said operating bar occupying the same lineal space along the bar, substantially as described.

7. ln a spring gun, an operating bar of T cross-section; a detent for said bar; teeth on that edge of the bar forming the foot of the cross-section'll', to engage the detent; a trigger having a bifurcated end s anning the stem of the i and engaging the eaves of the operating bar forming the arms of the crosssection T and adapted to lift the operating bar from the detent, substantially as de scribed.

Si ned by me at Chica o, county of Cook and tate of lllinois, in t e presence of two witnesses.

SIMON GROBL. Witnesses:

DAVID L. HULFIsH, CHARLES l. COBB. 

